fet

See also: FET, Fet, and fèt

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fɛt/
Audio (AU) (file)
Rhymes: -ɛt

Etymology 1

From Middle English fetten, feten, from Old English fetian, fatian (“to bring, fetch”), probably a conflation of Proto-Germanic *fetaną (“to go”), from Proto-Indo-European *ped- (“to walk, stumble, fall”); and Proto-Germanic *fatōną (“to hold, seize”), also from Proto-Indo-European *ped-. Cognate with Dutch vatten (“to catch, grab”), German fassen (“to lay hold of, seize, take, hold”). Compare also Icelandic feta (“to find one's way”). More at fetch.

Verb

fet (third-person singular simple present fets, present participle fetting, simple past and past participle fet)

(obsolete) to fetch

Etymology 2

Compare feat, French fait, and Italian fetta (“slice”), German Fetzen (“rag”).

Noun

fet (plural fets)

(obsolete) a piece
- 1627, Michael Drayton, "The Quest of Cynthia" (1810 reprint):
  That the bottom clear,
  Now lay'd with many a fet
  of seed pearl,

Noun

fet (plural not attested)

(BDSM, slang) Clipping of fetish.
- 1997, "NuBabyByte", Iron Shackles, Bare Feet (on newsgroup alt.torture)
  oh, btw...when you consider the fet-clothing available out there, realize how many have a collar attached.
- 2003, "Morgane", Relatives turning up in the scene (on newsgroup soc.subculture.bondage-bdsm)
  It was 'Lingerie Night' at a local fet club a few years ago.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for fet in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)

Anagrams

EFT, ETF, FTE, TFE, eft, tef

Aromanian

Etymology 1

From Latin fētō. Compare Daco-Romanian făta.

Alternative forms

fetu

Verb

fet (past participle fitatã)

(of mammals) give birth, foal, litter, calve

Derived terms

fitalj, fitaljiu
fitari/fitare
fitat
fitãtoari

Related terms

featã
fetu

Etymology 2

From Latin fētus (“offspring, progreny”). Compare Daco-Romanian făt.

Alternative forms

fetu

Noun

fet m (plural fets)

young child, boy

Related terms

afetu
featã
fet
ficior

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin factum. Compare Old French fet, Modern French fait. Compare also Spanish hecho.

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈfet/
Rhymes: -et

Noun

fet m (plural fets)

fact

Derived terms

de fet

Verb

fet m (feminine feta, masculine plural fets, feminine plural fetes)

past participle of fer

Chuukese

Etymology

Contraction of föri + met

Contraction

fet

what is someone doing?
Ka fet? ― What are you doing?

Icelandic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fetą, from Proto-Indo-European *pedóm, from *ped-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fɛːt/
Rhymes: -ɛːt

Noun

fet n (genitive singular fets, nominative plural fet)

step
(historical) a unit of measure equivalent to half an alin, or 3 lófar
foot (unit of measure equivalent to 12 inches)

Declension

declension of fet

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
n-s	singular		plural
nominative	fet	fetið	fet	fetin
accusative	fet	fetið	fet	fetin
dative	feti	fetinu	fetum	fetunum
genitive	fets	fetsins	feta	fetanna

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

feit

Etymology

From Old Norse feitr.

Adjective

fet (neuter singular fett, definite singular and plural fete, comparative fetere, indefinite superlative fetest, definite superlative feteste)

fat
fatty (especially food)

Related terms

fett (noun)

References

“fet” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

(non-standard since 2012) fit

Etymology

From Old Norse fit f.

Noun

fet f (definite singular feta, indefinite plural feter, definite plural fetene)

a grassy meadow, especially near a body of water

Inflection

Historical inflection of fet

	indefinite singular	definite singular	indefinite plural	definite plural
1901	fit	fiti	fitjar	fitjarne (fitjane)
1917		fita, fiti		fitjane
1938		fita [fiti]
1959			fitjar [fiter]	fitjane [fitene]
2012 (current)	fet	feta	feter	fetene

Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard. Forms in [brackets] were official, but considered second-tier. Forms in (parentheses) were allowed under Midlandsnormalen.

References

“fet” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /feːt/

Noun

fēt

plural of fōt

Descendants

Middle English: fet, feet
- English: feet

Old French

Etymology 1

From Latin factus.

Verb

fet

past participle of fere
third-person singular present indicative of fere

Etymology 2

From Latin factum.

Noun

fet m (oblique plural fez or fetz, nominative singular fez or fetz, nominative plural fet)

act; action
fact

Descendants

→ English: feat
Middle French: fait, faict
- French: fait

References

fet on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *swizdā, from Proto-Celtic *swizdeti (“to blow”). Related to Old Irish séitid and Welsh chwythu (“to blow”), Breton c'hwezh and Welsh chwyth (“breath”).[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fʲed/

Noun

fet f (genitive fite or feite, nominative plural feta)

whistling, hissing, the sound of a sword cleaving the air
- c. 845, St Gall Glosses on Priscian, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1975, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. II, pp. 49–224, Sg. 3^a7
  is cosmart do rétaib ind ḟet
  the whistling is a signal by things
(musical intrument) pipe

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	fet^L	fit^L	feta^H
Vocative	fet^L	fit^L	feta^H
Accusative	fit^N	fit^L	feta^H
Genitive	fite^H	fet^L	fet^N
Dative	fit^L	fetaib	fetaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: ^H = triggers aspiration ^L = triggers lenition ^N = triggers nasalization

Feminine ā-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	fet^L	feit^L	feta^H
Vocative	fet^L	feit^L	feta^H
Accusative	feit^N	feit^L	feta^H
Genitive	feite^H	fet^L	fet^N
Dative	feit^L	fetaib	fetaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: ^H = triggers aspiration ^L = triggers lenition ^N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

fetán
fetánach
fetánacht
fetchúisech
fetgaire
fetgal
fetugud

Descendants

Irish: fead
Manx: fed
Scottish Gaelic: fead

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
fet	ḟet	fet pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 174

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish fēter, from Old Norse feitr, from Proto-Germanic *faitaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /feːt/
audio (file)

Adjective

fet (comparative fetare, superlative fetast)

fat, obese (about people or animals)
Fetare gubbe har jag nog aldrig sett tidigare. ― I don't think I've seen such a fat guy before.
containing much fat (about food)
being especially fertile, profitable or lucrative; (slang) good, extraordinary, phat (a general intensifier, usually positive)
Du missade en riktigt fet chans. ― You missed quite a good opportunity.
Shit, vilken fet bil du har köpt! ― Damn, what a nice/cool/phat car you've bought!

Inflection

Inflection of fet
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative²
Common singular	fet	fetare	fetast
Neuter singular	fett	fetare	fetast
Plural	feta	fetare	fetast
Masculine plural³	fete	fetare	fetast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular¹	fete	fetare	fetaste
All	feta	fetare	fetaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

Derived terms

fett (adverb)
blekfet
smällfet

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse fet, from Proto-Germanic *fetą.

Noun

fet n

footstep, step

Related terms

feta
fetaräij

[1] Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 174

fet

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Verb

Etymology 2

Noun

Noun

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Aromanian

Etymology 1

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Etymology 2

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Noun

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Catalan

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Noun

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Chuukese

Etymology

Contraction

Icelandic

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Noun

Declension

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Old English

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Noun

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Old French

Etymology 1

Verb

Etymology 2

Noun

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Old Irish

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Noun

Inflection

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Descendants

Mutation

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Swedish

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Adjective

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Westrobothnian

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